So we have just about got settled into our new west texas lifestyle! We have been here almost 2 months and I can say, Amarillo has been a pleasant surprise! Not to say we don’t miss Dallas like crazy at times, but it is much better than what I expected. We really love our apartments and they are sooo close to Chris’ school, he is riding his bike and saving some money on gas! Speaking of school, we have both been really busy adapting to our school schedules. Chris is doing so wonderful, he literally studies all the time, with the exception of Friday “date night” where I get to see him without his head in a book or passing through the living room on his way from the coffee pot back to his study cave! I love my school too, my team is great and I like the new principals a lot. It is just a bit of a culture shock compared to my kiddos from Richardson. We just found a church that we love, and are about to get started with a small group there with some other people our age! That is one thing we miss a lot about leaving Dallas, our church and our church family! We also started the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University class at church and have been learning how to better manage the little money we have now! I don’t know how many people know much about Amarillo, but I have made it my duty to inform the masses about the crazy yet charming quirks of Amarillo town that we now proudly call home! So here is my top ten list.
The Top Ten Things You Should Know About Amarillo, Texas
10. You can wear your cowboy boots anywhere day or night and nobody stops and stares at you.(notice the Amarillo boots on the highway in the pic below)
9. Amarillo is the home to the Quarter Horse Association and thus they have horse statues all around town (see my pics below)
8. Amarillo has its own real life haunted house all year long, also know as the mall of Amarillo
7. Even when there are 2 car crashes, cattle crossing the road, and 5 0′clock traffic, no matter where you are in town you can get to your destination in
10minutes!
6. Unlike Dallas, you probably would not want to hang out in Downtown Amarillo
5. Cheaper Golf! (like I have time for that)
4. Amarillo has 4 distinctive seasons! Not just hot, hotter, and unbearable
3. Just when you thought local commercials couldn’t get any worse, they did.
2. There is a man who pays people to put up these crazy signs in their yards, and they are all over town (pics below)
1. On occasion when the wind blows just right, a whole separate west texas town by the name of Herford can make all of Amarillo smell like cattle
All kidding aside, we are excited about our new lives in Amarillo, and can’t wait to see what God has in store next!
Chris & Samantha
Here is Bailey so excited to be preparing for her first Amarillo winter!
Chris outside of his school with the Texas Tech horse Chris and Bailey studying on the patio.
Here are a few of those crazy signs that people actually have in their yards! Samantha at the “Heart of Amarillo”
Marilyn Monroe Horse Chris remembering his Rotan roots!
Samantha missing Dallas! Us at the Park
